Ham-frær
Old Norse Dictionary - ham-frær
Meaning of Old Norse word "ham-frær"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ham-frær
- f. pl., from hamfrú (?), witches, an απ. λεγ.; leirblót gört í manns-líki af leiri eðr deigi, eðr hamfrær, N. G. l. i. 383, v. l.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛘ-ᚠᚱᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)